Joe Hernandez
Infrastructure Engineer, USAA

Joe Hernandez is an Infrastructure Engineer at USAA, where he builds and maintains the data platform infrastructure that enables data teams to deliver reliable analytics at scale. His work focuses on bringing software engineering discipline to data infrastructure, replacing manual processes and custom-built tooling with repeatable, code-driven solutions. Most recently, Joe led the Terraform implementation of USAA's dbt platform, eliminating a multi-component custom system and establishing GitOps foundation that supports 3,000 projects across 6 teams.
